Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13

number of years was county superintend
ent of the poor.
Seventy-five cottages are being built at
Bav View. near Peto key, and the annual
meeting, which in many features resembles
the famous Chsutauqua, VIII be more in
teresting than ever. Accommodations for
500 guests are being made.
A Maple Grove farmer says that his
granary is free from rats because OF q
large blacksnake which makes its home
about the building and instantly catches
and brushes any indiscreet rodent which
tries TO make a run on the corn.
AID utant- General Anger has promul-
gated an order warning the soldiers that
the law, which provides that any officer
or private found guilty of drunkenness at
the annual encampment forfeits his pay
for seven d iys, will be enforceds
j. j. Martin of North star, Gratiot coun-
ty, aged 81, during the past winter cut and
skidded numl er of logs. with 40 cords OF
wood, attended two horses, three COWS
two yearlings, IA sheep, several hogs and
threshed 90 bushels of oats and 10 bus hels
of beans.
Arrangements have been made for run
ming the Detroit, Lansing q Northern
road TO Grand Rapids. II has been de-
cided TO run the line on the shortest route
possible, favoring no place or person. but
TO make the line to Detroit as short a.
possible.
The contract for grading the Toledo &
Michigan railroad between Greenville and
Mu,kegon has been let, work has com
menced, and il is expe ted that the entire
line will be ready for the iron by July /.
The line as finally fixed will be about nine
ty-five miles in length
The Michigan int err collegiate convention
was organized in Ann Arbor as perma-
nent association the other day. Adrian,
Albion, Agricu tural. Hillsdale, Kalama-
700, Ypsianti Business Coll, ges Up .ilanti
Normal and the University are all repre-
scented in the new organization.
The following Jackson prison official
changes have taken place Deputy warden,
o. c. Thompkius, vice u. Aldrich. retired;
for chief clerk, d. ID. Spalding of Jackson.
vice Jas. s. Covell, WHO for nine years
held position without regard TO party poll
tics; private secretary, S. II. Avery Of
Port Huron.
Chas. and VIM. McCord have been ar
rested for shooting and maltreating an
old man of Byron Center, Kent county.
named Michael O'Harra The old mans
head was badly cut with sharp instru-
ment, and the bullet from the pistol struck
him on the side Of the head. The wounds
will probably prove fatal.
A Young man named Alfred Arnold was
instantly killed by lightning few days
ago while at work in field on b. {. Geel's
farm. about one mile west of Marysville.
He came from Canada about two years
ago. but from WHAT TT or whether he has
friends living there Is not known. n Is
Claimed he has 81 ter in Pennsylvania
The early white Swedish oats is the
latest swinding scheme. The contracts
provide for the delivery OF the seed
TO the farmers the contractors re-
ceiving one-half of the crop for the seed.
The farmer also agrees not to sell any Of
his share of the crop for less than sl.50~
per bushel before the LIST of June folio
ing.
A terrific wind storm passed over the
upper peninsula the other afternoon,
completely prostrating telegraph and
telephone wires and doing great damage
20 property. Many buildings We're I'M
rooted, chimneys demolished and travel
greatly impeded by falling trees. AT Nor
way John Coleman was killed by falling
tree.
w. H. Leland OF Lime Island. had over
LOCO in money. 5000 in papers and
gold watch worth $500 when he went into
a saloon in Macklnaw City the other night.
When he became sober enough TO realize
where he was he found that he had been
robbed of everything. Three men who
were in the saloon at the time have been
arrested.
The receipts at the Jackson prison dur
ing April were s12,64l ST. and the disburse-
ments eli, 400. There were 1900 pounds
Of -four used at 81 SO per 100 pounds: 9,2o3
pounds of beef and seventy-six pounds of
mutton at five cent pound and Al, 100
pounds of milk at 8 80 per 90 pounds IL
costs nine cents a day per man TO feed the
convicts.
About a year ago VIM. Perry of Loomis
got drunk and was killed by the cars. The
widow brought suit against James Tubbs,
alleging that her husband procured the
LIQUOR which made him drunk at Tubbs
saloon. She received judgment for g.
ABS 50 but learning that one OF the
bondsmen would have to pay the whole.
the Others being worthless she compro-
missed for $50
John Donavin. who served eight years in
the house of CORE ton at Iona for rob
bing a freight car and was arrested two
hours after his release for an attempted
burglary, has been sent back TO Jackson
for two years Donavin's father was a
Wall street broker. who died insane. His
mother and sisters keep a summer hotel
at Coney Island.
The state fremen's association at its an
nual session in Grand Rapids. elected the
following officers: President, :. ID. Pond,
Allegan: vice presidents, +. h. Baxter OF
Charlotte q. +. Jackson of Ithaca and J.
c. Bennett of Battle Creek; secretary and
treasurer, w. II. Fuller; statis tician. l..
f. Irland, Plainwell; delegate to the ma
tional convention. Thos. O'Neil Of Kala-
mazoo. Next pace of meeting Charlotte
James l.. Harry, a Grand Rapids letter
carrier, has been arrested charged with
robbinO the mails Two dacov Letters with